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The Symbolism of the Supra

The Supra is essentially a banquet feast in which the tamada, the toast master, leads the table through various themes by speaking words in the form of poetic toasts.

How the Lord’s Prayer Contains All of Creation (Transcript)

One of the things I have been trying to communicate with you guys is that the world manifests itself through a basic pattern.

The Consolation of Fantasy

In my previous post for The Symbolic World, I tried to show how telling and enjoying fairy tales is not a childish or simple-minded pursuit.

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Some years ago, a scandal broke out over whether a young man was cheating in an international chess tournament. Nobody knew for sure, but the strange goings-on suggested other forces at work.

The Way To The Country From Which The Shadows Fall: Part, The Second

This will be the second, and final installment in a short series dealing with The Golden Key 1 by George MacDonald.

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